Duff Gordon
| Founded | 1768 |
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| Owner | Osborne & CIA and Bodega Montecillo |
The Sherry company Duff Gordon was founded in 1768 by Sir James Duff and Sir William Gordon. The company was bought by Osborne already in 1872, and has since then been used as a label both for sherry and port.
| Duff Gordon Vintages: | 1985, 1994, 1995, 1997 |
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| House | Duff Gordon Osborne | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Very mature and yellow in colour | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dried fruits, figs, roasted coffee, some cacao and chocolate in the nose | Score range | 15.50 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and peaking. Burned sugar and dried fruits in flavour. Balanced with an attractive rather long finish. Easy to drink and like. | Average score | 15.73 |
| Last tasted | 16th May 2024 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2024 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Duff Gordon | Vintage | 1995 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, dark chocolate, cream candy, toffee, ginger, Christmas cake and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still an elegant acidity but mature and peaking. Balanced and quiet complex with dark chocolate, cacao, ginger and cream candy in the mouth and with a quite long and quite attractive finish. Lovely port indeed! | Average score | 15.58 |
| Last tasted | 17th May 2025 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. In 2025 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Duff Gordon Osborne | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Rather yellow, mature in colour | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Quite generous bouquet with cacao, cream candy, butterscotch, toffee and menthol in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Quite elegant and balanced. Sweet with a quite long and attractive finish. Very easy to drink and like. | Average score | 15.80 |
| Last tasted | 21st May 2021 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in Third International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |